998 - And Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Matar informed us, saying: Abu Talib narrated to us that he heard Abu ‘Abd Allah (Ahmad ibn Hanbal) say regarding the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever cheats us is not of us": It is as the Hadith has come (i.e., it is to be accepted as it was narrated).
٩٩٨ - وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَطَرٍ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ فِي قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا» : كَمَا جَاءَ الْحَدِيثُ
